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Pozzato claims stage in British tour
Filippo Pozzato (Quick Step-Innergetic) won the rain-soaked third stage of the Tour of Britain from Bradford to Sheffield on Thursday.
The Italian rider crossed the finish line 32 seconds ahead of Michael Rogers (T-Mobile), with defending champion Nick Nuyens (Quick Step-Innergetic) third.
Road race world champion Tom Boonen (Quick Step-Innergetic) crashed late in the stage and finished well off the pace.
Overnight leader Matt Goss of SA.com dropped out of contention after suffering a knee injury. The Australian rider was replaced in the overall lead by Denmark's Martin Pedersen (CSC), who had lost the jellow jersey to Goss after the second stage.
Pedersen now leads Luis Pasamontes (Unibet.com) by 51 seconds with Pozzato third at 2:11.
Results
1. Filippo Pozzato (I), Quick Step-Innergetic, 180km in 4:28:18
2. Michael Rogers (Aus), T-Mobile, at 0:32
3. Nick Nuyens (B), Quick Step-Innergetic, same time
4. Martin Pedersen (Den), CSC, s.t.
5. Johann Tschopp (Swi), Phonak, s.t.
Overall
1. Martin Pedersen (Den), CSC, 12:26:24
2. Luis Pasamontes (Sp) Unibet.com, at 0:51
3. Filippo Pozzato (I) Quick Step-Innergetic, at 2:11
4. Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile, at 2:46
5. Nick Nuyens (B) Quick Step-Innergetic, at 2:47
